Author: Dani Tietz
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Mahomet Area Youth Club to reopen doors for summer camp
By Dani Tietzdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet Area Youth Club will open its doors for summer camp on Monday after being closed since March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summer of 2020 will look different than summers past. The 32 children, split into groups of 8, will be cared for at the Clubhouse, located at… Read more
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Ice Daddy’s to set up shop in Mahomet
By Dani Tietzdani@mahometnews.com The summer joy of shaved ice will no longer be far away for Mahomet residents. By June 11, Ice Daddy’s, owned by Jedi and Mellissa Brown, will set up shop to the east of Schnuck’s right behind Mahomet Dentistry. “We’ve been thinking of the idea for a while, but we thought now… Read more
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Commentary: Open Letter to Rory, who stood where no one else would
Dear Rory, You could have taken an easier route. You could have joined other peaceful protesters in Champaign. You could have been one face in hundreds, standing in solidarity to say that the system we have in America is neither fair nor just. Instead, you did the one thing that people twice your age have… Read more
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Yo Yo’s to make shift from yogurt to coffee, still focused on community
By Dani Tietzdani@mahometnews.com The world is changing. Yo You’s owners Alice and Matt Pommier know that. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is a need for community. The Pommier’s vision of a community gathering space in 2017 centered around yogurt. Just three years later as the COVID-19 pandemic began to close businesses across the state,… Read more
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Mahomet Task Force focuses on outdoor seating,
*Many businesses are making last-minute arrangements to provide outdoor seating for Mahomet residents. While the Mahomet Daily hoped to have that list completed today, we will wait until next week when we have a clearer picture of long-term plans. For restaurant owners and local leaders, alike, the last nine days have been a rush. Establishments… Read more
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The importance of social distancing during Phase 3
By Dani Tietzdani@mahometnews.com There is still a lot to be learned about COVID-19. But as Illinois begins to reopen in Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan, one thing is for certain, COVID-19 is still prevalent. “We don’t have a vaccine or a medication that for sure will treat COVID-19, so I think even though… Read more
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Local restaurants make decisions on outdoor seating, deal with price increases
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com When Friday May 29, 2020 arrives, it will have been 74 days since people could gather for a sit-down meal at their favorite restaurant in Illinois. Still, as Illinois moves into Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan, dining out will take on a different atmosphere. Indoor seating will be closed, parties… Read more
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Lake of the Woods Golf Course to update guidelines into Phase 3
The Lake of the Woods golf course is updating their golf guidelines as the Central region of the Restore Illinois plan move into phase 3 on May 29. “With the current pandemic, we are committed to providing you an opportunity for outdoor recreation and exercise, if possible. Until further notice, the following guidelines, given to… Read more
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Commentary: Filling the gap between print and what’s to come
By Dani Tietzdani@mahometnews.com When you’re 22 years old, the world is full of endless possibilities. Andrew, my husband, and I talked about those possibilities at length as we left our college home of Purdue. He, in the technology field, and I, in the arts field, had different opinions of what the future might or could… Read more
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Illinois Senate to discuss stay-at-home order enforcement
Illinois Senator Bill Cunningham (Democrat, 18th District) will sponsor legislation to provide guidance to public health officials and law enforcement in instances where business owners are out of compliance with the Illinois stay-at-home order. The Illinois Department of Public Health withdrew the emergency rule that could have left business owners with a Class A misdemeanor… Read more